Hattiesburg council set to approve next phase of Twin Forks

A bulldog walks sits outside abandoned house in the area of the Mobile-Bouie area. Residents of the area that will make up the Twin Forks project have mixed reaction on project that if approved will radically change the face of the neighborhood.

Hattiesburg City Council is set to approve a contract for the second phase of planning with Thompson Engineering for the Twin Forks Rising Project after the matter was tabled at the council's last meeting.

In the council's Nov. 20 meeting the matter of approving the contract for professional services for the project hit a snag when Ward 3 councilman Carter Carroll and Ward 4 councilman Dave Ware tabled the matter due to questions council president Kim Bradley said he had about the project.

Bradley was not present at the Nov. 20 meeting. Councilman Ware said in the meeting he would like to extend the courtesy to allow Bradley to be present before the council took action on the matter.

During the council's work session tonight, Bradley said he intends to vote in favor of approving the contract, but he feels there should be more private sector involvement in the project.

Ward 2 councilwoman Deborah Delgado, who first proposed the Twin Forks Rising Project, said the second phase of the project would help the city develop incentives to attract businesses to the area and invest in the neighborhood.

The city council is expected to vote on approving the contract for the Twin Forks Rising Project in its regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Read more in Tuesday's Hattiesburg American.

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Hattiesburg council set to approve next phase of Twin Forks

Hattiesburg City Council is set to approve a contract for the second phase of planning with Thompson Engineering for the Twin Forks Rising Project after the matter was tabled at the council's last